Improvement in cotton-bale ties



J. McMUMRY.

Patented May 23,1876.

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UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MCMURTRY, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTNf-BALE TIES.

Svpeciticationvforining part of Letters Patent No. l 77,651, dated May' 23, 1876; application filed November 12, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, J oHN .Mellini-amr, of Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Bale Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description ot the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specilcation.

My invention relates to an improvement in cotton-bale ties; and it consists in, first, cut-` ting diagonal slots in one orboth edges ot' the tie, for the purpose oi locking the ends togeth'er 5 second, strengthening the tie by niak- Gut in the same edges of the ends ot' the bale,

or in opposite edges, are two or more inclined slots, d, thatare cut in just far enough to have their inner ends rest in the increased When the ends are simply interlocked or crossed over so as to lock upon opposite edges, the increased thickness of both together with the increased thickness, greatly to the strength andutility oi' the band as a cotton-tie. The slots are made inclined, so that when the two ends are once interlocked, the strain upon the band causes the slots to slip upon each other, and` thus holds the ends more firmly together. In case the bale should be compressed by falling or otherwise, so as to accidentally loosen the band, the ends cannot ily apart, as they will do when the slots are cut in straight instead of at an angle, as shown. The mouths-ot' these inclined slots are preferably made wider than at any other part, while the lips :l are depressed, so as to permit the slots on the opposite end ot' the tie to freely interlock with each other, and, when the strain is applied, will slip freely to their seats, without danger of hanging on the rough edges of the slots. y

Having thus described my invention, I olaim- I 1. As a cotton-bale tie, the band a, having two or more inclined slots cut in its edge .or

edges, substantially as shown.

2. The band c, having an increased thickness along its center, substantially as described.

3. The band a, having the inclined slots d. and thickness c, substantially as and for the purpose described.

'4. The band a, having inclined slots that are widest at their months, and having the depressed lips 2, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claimY the foregoing I have hereunto setv my hand 'this 2d day of N o- 

